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International Journal of Global Science Research ISSN: 2348-8344 (Online) Vol. 6, Issue. 2, October 2019, pp. 1069-1073 DOI: 10.26540/ijgsr.v6.i2.2019.137 Available Online at www.ijgsr.com © Copyright 2014 | ijgsr.com | All Rights Reserved Research Paper Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Shivam Dubey and Ashwani Kumar Dubey Department of Zoology, Govt. Science College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Shri Krishna University, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India Corresponding author Email: [email protected] Received: 25/05/2019 Revised: 08/06/2019 Accepted: 22/06/2019 Abstract: The study yielded the Pradesh. In this manuscript, we tried to identification of 92 species of the order compile the published information on Lepidoptera and all these species are moths from literature as well as from reported from Prayagraj and nearby district books. The data will act as baseline to Keywords: Lepidoptera, species, update the diversity of moths from this Prayagraj Area. state in coming years. The list of species reported by various workers from INTRODUCTION Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh is given in the end Lepidoptera is one of the most widespread for reference. and widely recognizable terrestrial insect order in the world, attracting the scientific MATERIALS, METHODS AND as well as non-scientific communities for PROCEDURE OF STUDY centuries. Butterflies (including skippers) and moths of this order are of great Both vertical sheet method and portable economic importance as they act as both: light trap methods can be used for this pests and pollinators. Globally, known by purpose. Collection can be done in any 1, 57, 424 described species (Nieukerken season but it is better to plan it in pre- et al., 2011), Lepidopteran are mainly monsoon and post-monsoon seasons. recognized due to the body and wings Collected adult are killed with ethyl covered with scales (modified and acetate vapours in the killing jars. The flattened hairs). freshly killed specimens are pinned and As far as the state of Uttar Pradesh is then stretched in special stretching boxes. concerned, Lepidopteran fauna is less Stretched specimens are kept for 2-3 days studied so far. Although, many studied has and then preserved in air tight and well been taken up as far as butterflies are fumigated wooden boxes in air tight insect concerned but the moths diversity remain cabinets. under studied. A very scattered publication can be seen on moths of Prayagraj, Uttar Under auspices of Environment & Social Welfare Society, India Page 1069 International Journal of Global Science Research ISSN: 2348-8344 (Online) Vol. 6, Issue. 2, October 2019, pp. 1069-1073 DOI: 10.26540/ijgsr.v6.i2.2019.137 Available Online at www.ijgsr.com © Copyright 2014 | ijgsr.com | All Rights Reserved butterflies from Surajpur wetland, Uttar Pradesh, study yielded the identification of 92 species of the order Lepidoptera and all these species are reported from Prayagraj and nearby district ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors are thankful to Dr. Rita Bhandari Head Zoology Department OFK (Stretched moths in Stretching box) College Jabalpur for providing necessary Each specimen is tagged with information facilities and encouragement. Authors are like locality, date of collection, altitude, also thankful to Managing Director, sex of specimen and name of collector. Godavari Academy of Science & Whole collection is first sorted out Technology, ESW Society, Chhatarpur, tentatively before identification. The Madhya Pradesh, India for necessary sorting is done on the basis of external facility and moral support. morphological characters like antennae, labial palpi, proboscis, colour of eyes, REFERENCES vertex, frons, patagia, tegula, wing Nieukerken E.J.V. et al. (2011) Order venation and general maculation, colour Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, and markings of thorax, abdominal Z.-Q. (Ed.), Animal Biodiversity: An characters, position and number of tibial Outline of Higher-Level Classification and spurs etc. Adult moths should be Survey of Taxonomic Richness. Zootaxa, photographed before preparation of wing 3148: 212–221. slides and dissections of abdomen to examine genital structures. Chandra K., Kumar J., Sambath S and Mitra B. (2014) A catalogue of the hawk RESULTS AND DISCUSSION moths of India (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Uttar Pradesh is the least studied state as Bionotes, 16 (2): 37-47. far as the Lepidopteran fauna is concerned. A very scattered publications were found Arora G.S. (1976) A taxonomic revision of on moths of Uttar Pradesh which includes Indian species of Cossidae (Lepidoptera). 13 species of Sphingidae (Chandra et al., Records Zoological Survey of India, 69: 1- 2014), 3 species of Cossidae (Arora, 1976) 160 (Published - Director, ZSI, Calcutta) and 32 species of Crambidae (Arora, 2000). Apart from this, In State fauna Arora G.S. (2000) Studies on some Indian series of West Bengal, Vol. 7, Gupta Pyralid species, Rec. zool. Surv. India, (1997), Bhattacharya (1997), while dealing Occ. Paper No. 181, i-vii, 1-169pp with diversity from West Bengal. Mandal (Published - Director, ZSI, Calcutta) & Maulik (1997) also reported 26 species of Noctuidae from Uttar Pradesh while Gupta I.J. (1997) Insecta: Saturniidae, Apart from this, recently diversity of Lycaeniidae. 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Taylor & Francis, London, 537 pp. 17. Scirpophaga gilviberbis Zeller Sharma N. (2007) Butterflies of Sur 18. Scirpophaga fusciflua Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Keetham, Agra Hampson (Uttar Pradesh, India). Rec. zool. Surv. 19. Achroia griseila (Fabr.) India, 107(Part-2) : 103-112. 20. Stenachroia elongella Ansari N. A., Ram J., and Nawab A. Hampson (2015) Structure and composition of 21. Trachylepidia fructicassiella Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) fauna in Surajpur wetland, National Ragonot Capital Region, India. Asian Journal of 22. Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) Conservation Biology, 4 (1): 43-53. 23. Galleria mellonella (Linn.) 24. Lamoria adaptella (Walker) Diversity of moths from Prayagraj, 25. Raphimetopus ablutella Uttar Pradesh (Zeller) 26. Emmalocera depressella Family Crambidae (Arora, (Swinhoe) 2000) 27. Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke) 1. Chilo suppressalis (Walker) 28. Thylacoptila paurosema 2. Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) Meyrick 3. Chilo tumidicostalis 29. Nephopterix eugraphella (Hampson) Hampson 4. Chilotraea infuscatellus 30. Phycita clientella (Zeller) (Snellen) 31. Euzophera perticella Ragonot 5. Chilotraea ceylonicus 32. Cadra cautella (Walker) (Hampson) Family Hepialidae (Goel & 6. Chilotraea aurici!ia (Dudgeon) Bhardwaj, 2004) 7. Chilotraea polychrysa (Meyrick) 33. Palpifer sexnotatus (Moore, 8. Girdharia tauromma Kapur 1879) 9. Bissetia steniellus (Hampson) 34. Endoclita undulifer (Walker, 10. Sacchariphagus indicus 1869) (Kapur) 11. Scirpophaga xanthogastrella Family Pyralidae: (Goel & (Walker) Bhardwaj, 2004) 12. Scirpophaga magnella de 35. Ancylolomia chryographalla Joannis (Kollar) 13. Scirpophaga excerptalis (Walker) Family Gelechidae: (Goel & Bhardwaj, 2004) Under auspices of Environment & Social Welfare Society, India Page 1071 International Journal of Global Science Research ISSN: 2348-8344 (Online) Vol. 6, Issue. 2, October 2019, pp. 1069-1073 DOI: 10.26540/ijgsr.v6.i2.2019.137 Available Online at www.ijgsr.com © Copyright 2014 | ijgsr.com | All Rights Reserved 36. Lecithocera aulias (Meyrick) 53. Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 37. Lecithocera fortis (Meyrick) 1758) 54. Antheraea roylei Moore Family Tortricidae: (Goel & 55. Samia cynthia (Drury, 1773), Bhardwaj, 2004) 56. Caligula thibeta extensa (Butler, 38. Bacrta truculenta (Meyrick) 1881) 39. Eucosoma critica (Meyrick) 57. Neoris huttoni Moore, 1862 40. Enarmonia koenigiana Fabr. 58. Loepa katinka (Westwood, 1848) 59. Attacus atlas (Linnaeus, 1758) Family Cosmopterygidae: (Goel & Bhardwaj, 2004) Family Lymantriidae (Mandal & 41. Lecithorus trigonopsis Maulik, 1997) (Meyrick) 60. Pida decolorata (Walker, 1869) 42. Caloptilia tetratypa (Meyrick) 61. Himala argentea (Walker, 1855) 62. Porthesia xanthorrhoea (Kollar, Family Pterophoridae: (Goel & 1842) Bhardwaj, 2004) 43. Exelastis pumilio (Zeller) Family Tineidae: (Goel & List of species of Family Noctuidae Bhardwaj, 2004) reported from Uttar Pradesh by Mandal 44. Hapsifera seclusella (Walker) and Maulik (1991) Family Yponomeutidae 63. Agrotis spinirera (Hubner, 1827) 45. Plutella maculipennis Curt. 64. Agrotis ypsilon (Rottenburg, 1776) 65. Agrotis flammatra (Schiffer- Family Cossidae (Arora, 1976) miiler, 1776) 66. Hyphilare loreyi (Duponchel, 46. Xyleutes persona (Le Gllillou)
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    Lepidopterous Insects Composition in Jindo Island, Korea in Summer

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